Skin care is incredibly important in Colorado.

Skin care is important no matter where you live in the world. Thanks to research in the field, it’s now understood that if you get too much skin damage via the sun’s harmful UV rays, you’re a greater risk of … Continue reading →

Skin care is important no matter where you live in the world. Thanks to research in the field, it’s now understood that if you get too much skin damage via the sun’s harmful UV rays, you’re a greater risk of developing various skin ailments, one of which is skin cancer. The more damage you get over your lifetime, the greater your chances. When you add in the fact that industrial pollution has weakened the ozone, thus allowing more harmful rays to come through the Earth’s atmosphere, the problem of skin damage only gets more serious. Without proper care and taking the necessary precautions, you’re putting yourself at risk of developing skin cancer or other skin diseases.

Of course, there are certain parts of the world where the risk is much greater. If you live in Arizona for example, where the sun shines nearly every single day of the year, each time you step outside you’re absorbing the sun’s rays. That’s why it’s so important in states like Arizona to wear a hat and/or sunscreen every time you’re going to be outside for more than a few minutes. The more protections you put on your skin, the less likely you are to receive skin damaged.

Skin care in Colorado, like Arizona, is incredibly important. For one thing, the sun shines more than 300 days out of the year in Colorado. That means that more than 80% of the time, if you step outside in Colorado the sun is going to be shining. On top of that, there’s the elevation that most of the state sits at. The higher the elevation you are, the more damaging the sun’s rays are. They aren’t able to be absorbed as well by the atmosphere at higher elevations, which means that in states like Colorado the sun packs a greater punch than it does at sea level. Anybody who’s visited Colorado and stood outside for 30 minutes without any sunscreen on knows that the sun is more intense there. It doesn’t take much for it to burn you, which is why everyone living in Colorado needs to be especially diligent about their skin care. Anytime they’re going to be outside for more than 15 minutes they should be applying sunscreen, and they should all also consider investing in a sun hat of some kind. The more protection they put on their skin and their body, the lower their chances of having their skin damaged by the sun.

Any Colorado dermatologistwill tell you that the sun is much more intense in the state than in most other places in the country. They all advise each of their patients to wear sunscreen on a regular basis, to apply it thoroughly and multiple times when they’re outside, and to wear hats and sunglasses to protect their face and eyes. Dermatologists in the state, like Asarch Dermatology, advise all of their patients to take every precaution possible when spending a significant amount of time outside. It doesn’t take much at such high altitudes for skin damage to occur.

Talking About Cannabis Marijuana

Welcome to ‘Talking About Cannabis’! This is the support and information-sharing website for everyone whose lives have been affected by cannabis abuse.Welcome to ‘Talking About Cannabis’! This is the support and information-sharing website for everyone whose lives have been affected by cannabis abuse.I am a freelance writer, living in London, UK, with my husband. We have three boys who are now 20, 17 and 14. Our eldest son, William, began smoking cannabis as a teenager, with school friends. He was around 14 then, and by 16 was suffering severe personality changes – and as a family we were reeling, and three years later we are still in the mire. We were confused for a long time, not knowing whether what was happening to him was as a result of normal adolescent changes or something more insidious. You can read more by clicking ‘My Story’ below. Read our son’s view of cannabis too.The TAC Blog is updated regularly. Read the entries and post comments HERE.We have started a new experiences page for 2008.Click this link to viewGreat news! You may have seen headlines – the Home Secretary is planning to reclassify cannabis back to Class B, after the ACMD review in the Spring, irrespective of that body’s advice and findings it would appear. This is a huge victory for parents across the country, many of whom have been working hard for this to happen. Thanks to everyone who signed our petition on this web-site, I would like to feel that our views expressed there have been listened to by Mr Brown who has yet to get back to us, but I am personally delighted with this news. Our campaign continues though – this is just the beginning! See the link to the story:www.timesonline.co.uk. See also the Readers’ Views page in the Evening Standard today, which has a comment from me as Chair of TAC. Click here to read.

Wednesday January 16 2008Good News. I received an invitation today to give personal evidence to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) – Cannabis review meeting on Feb 5. As part of this review, the ACMD invites members of the public to its cannabis review meeting on 5 February 2008. The day will comprise presentations from experts and stakeholders in relation to cannabis use, and TAC will be there giving personal representation as a voice for all parents who are struggling with cannabis- addicted young people in their families. As such let us know your views of what should be included in our presentation and we will do our best to include it. At the end of the day will be an open forum for members of the public. An agenda will be made available in due course. Attendance is FREE but by registration only as places are limited. Placeswill be issued on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. To attend, you need to complete the registration form and email to ACMD@homeoffice.gsi.gov.ukContact: ACMD Secretariat3rd Floor (SW Quarter)Seacole Building2 Marsham StreetLondon SW1P 4DFTAC has submitted written evidence to the Committee already. Click here to read ——–Diaries updated 24 December 2007. Click HERE to read——–Sign up to our campaign group!Please sign up now to show your support of the Action Group. This list will then be sent to government as part of our lobby campaign. Click here for more information We have felt very alone over the past few years, but I know that there are millions of people worldwide who are struggling with family members who are using cannabis and that is what this site is all about. Some of the things we include on the site:

Information on cannabis – it’s not the stuff you smoked at college – it’s generally ‘skunk’ that is sold now, which is significantly stronger, and blows the circuits of young brains in particular, leading to very serious consequences for mental health.

Support for parents of teenagers who are smoking weed. We believe most parents try to cope alone with the problem in their family. Many are in crisis, not knowing where to turn. There is virtually no help for families of cannabis abusers, a good GP is the best you can hope for. Priority for resources is given to Class A drugs. A support network is urgently needed. Don’t struggle on alone, because you don’t have to! Join our mailing list, so we can keep you up to date, and download ‘Tips for Parents of weed-smoking teenagers’. You can get in touch with other parents through this site., or just simply share your experiences here. Maybe you’d like to set up a support group in your area? Let’s get things moving to help each other!Click HERE to go to the Support Group Co-ordinators page.Click HERE if you would like to contact us about helping to set up a support group in your area.

A chance for you to tell us your story – we’d love you to share your experiences with us. Your story could really help others, personal stories are very powerful healing tools. More often than not just writing about what’s going helps in itself – try it. You can also read the stories others have sent us.

Details of what is being done about the problem of cannabis abuse, especially among vulnerable children and teenagers. The drug was reclassified in the UK in 2004, becoming a Class C drug, putting it in the same category as anti-depressants and steroids. Many young people believe that cannabis is now legal, and harmless. It’s not! And it’s in every secondary school in the country, so no one can be complacent . It’s cheap (prices are falling) and easily accessible. Teenagers who smoke weed double their chances of developing schizophrenia, and many will develop psychosis with increased risk of suicide. The facts are these: Cannabis is extremely dangerous to children and teenagers in particular and can make them very ill indeed. What can we do collectively to change things? Let’s see!

We have now set up the Talking About Cannabis Action Group to lobby the government to put in place the ‘massive health education campaign’ promised by Charles Clarke at the time of reclassification, which never materialised. For more details click on ‘Campaign Group’ above.